Quote: King Street Cat "There must be an academic study available somewhere to explain this phenomenon. I can't get my head around it.
When I heard people say they were suspicious of Corbyn's long-standing social campaigning because he was a 'middle-class Londoner', then in the next sentence, without a hint of irony - "but I like that Jacob Rees-Mogg fella, he's a card".'"
Some people are happy to follow a leader, regardless of their views, even if said leader is a total T***.
There are plenty of examples in the history books and I believe that the Trump and Johnson premierships are, ironically, largely as a result of austerity, with the masses happy to vote for a change - of any sort.
The writing was on the wall for Labour before the last election and it's just a pity that, during the last election, Corbyn has some bounce in the polls, lulling Labour and many of their supporters that he was actually a credible leader, with credible policies.
Having said that, I believe that Labours utterly inept Brexit policy is the main reason for their antihalation but, most importantly, it was definitely not the reason that they lost.
Corbyn was butchered in the media and press and again , it's important that they have aspiration for success in their new policies and not just protection for the very poorest, commendable as that may be.